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St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy

3–11Ages
285Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
139347URN

Barnsley Road, Sheffield Lane Top, Sheffield, S5 0QF · School website

This school is due to be replaced by St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.2 above Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sheffield

65 applications for 31 places · 39th of 109 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

8%met the expected standard

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes		Inadequate
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Inadequate
Early years provision		Inadequate

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Sheffield median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

65 applications · 31 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 2.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2022 2.3; Sheffield median median 1.9
2021 1.8; Sheffield median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Sheffield median median 2.1
2019 2.5; Sheffield median median 2.0
2018 2.5; Sheffield median median 2.0
2017 2.8; Sheffield median median 1.9
2016 2.5; Sheffield median median 2.1
2015 2.7; Sheffield median median 2.0
2014 2.5; Sheffield median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Sheffield median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Sheffield median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	31	65	2.1	30	0.97
Sep 2025	29	58	2.0	29	1.00
Sep 2024	40	88	2.2	42	1.05
Sep 2023	40	106	2.7	58	1.45
Sep 2022	40	93	2.3	51	1.27
Sep 2021	34	62	1.8	25	0.74
Sep 2020	40	88	2.2	41	1.02
Sep 2019	40	101	2.5	51	1.27
Sep 2018	39	98	2.5	48	1.23
Sep 2017	33	93	2.8	51	1.55
Sep 2016	40	100	2.5	48	1.20
Sep 2015	40	106	2.7	46	1.15
Sep 2014	40	101	2.5	52	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 8% · Maths 70% → all three 8% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard8%107th of 107 in Sheffield

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard8%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Sheffield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

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Sheffield median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	8%	0%	104	102
2023/24	48%	3%	103	103
2022/23	38%	3%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 8%met the SATs standard
Longley Park Sixth Form Academy
0.5 km · Sheffield

Not yet inspected
Hartley Brook Primary School
0.7 km · Sheffield

Good2024

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Hatfield Academy
0.8 km · Sheffield

Good2023

1.9applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Hucklow Primary School
1.1 km · Sheffield

Good2024

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Southey Green Nursery & Primary School
1.3 km · Sheffield

2026

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
E-ACT Pathways Academy
1.4 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Beck Primary School
1.5 km · Sheffield

Good2024

1.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Monteney Primary School
1.6 km · Sheffield

Good2023

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139347 · 373/5207
Trust: St Patrick's Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 280 pupils · 285 on roll
Free school meals: 33.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2013
Address: Barnsley Road, Sheffield Lane Top, Sheffield, S5 0QF
Local authority: Sheffield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources